Below are the headlines found on The Leadership Online Newspaper for today, Wednesday 13 September, 2017.
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Obinna Ogbonnaya,AbakalikiStakeholders in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting FGM/C in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State yesterday advocated banishment, heavy fines, seizure of properties and other traditional punishment for those who still engage in the act of mutilation of females and other harmful practices against women.The Stakeholders who made their position known during a 2 day training of FGM/C community champions organized by the United Nations Child
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
By Chika Okeke, AbujaBarely one year after, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has failed to monitor air quality on major cities across the country as demanded by environmentalists.Recall that at the 10th Annual stakeholders meeting organised by the agency which took place in Abuja last year, environmentalists through a communiqu challenged the agency to embark on the exercise so as to determine pollution load and enforce relevant laws and regulatio
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
stories By Chika Okeke, AbujaThe President/Chairman of Council, Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN), QS Mohammed Baba Adamu has stated that despite the commitment of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to housing development that Nigerias housing needs are still high.Adamu who stated this in Abuja when he led members of the association on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of FMBN, said the commitment was manifested in the banks recent reforms which provided effective ave
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Says Nigerians must go back to farmingBy MSUE AZA, KafunaPresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Kaduna, commissioned the 150 million dollar Olam Poultry Farm and Feed Mill, saying Nigerians must go into full farming to build the nations distressed economy.Buhari, while declaring that change was gaining momentum in the agricultural sector, noted that Nigerias exit from economic recession, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, could only be applauded with its positive impact on Nigerian
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
BY Kayode Tokede, LagosNaira against the Dollar at parallel market dropped to N367 as speculation over Dollar currency scarcity hits market. The naira traded at N366 against the Dollar and N367 in some parts of the country as against N365/N364 which it exchanged early in the week.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday intervened in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday, injecting $250 million. The naira thus exchanged for N476 against the pound from N472 the previous day and exchanged for
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Britains parliament backed a second reading of legislation to sever ties with the European Union early yesterday, a reprieve for Prime Minister Theresa May who now faces demands by lawmakers for concessions before it becomes law.After more than 13 hours of speeches for and against the legislation, which May says is essential for Brexit but critics describe as a Conservative government power grab, lawmakers voted 326 to 290 in favor of moving the EU withdrawal bill, or repeal bill, to the next st
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Hillary Clinton is convinced that associates of Donald Trump helped Russia interfere in the 2016 presidential election, arguing in a new interview that she has no doubt Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted her to lose.There certainly was communication and there certainly was an understanding of some sort, Clinton told USA Today in an interview published Monday night on her new book, What Happened . Because theres no doubt in my mind that Putin wanted me to lose and wanted Trump to win.And the
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
By Ndy AkosaPresently the reigning vibes in the Anambra State political terrain is this ear-boozing song Godfatherism. Most Anambrarians believe that His Excellency Dr. Willie Obiano is evidently so desperate to clinch a second term berth that his followers, who are thinning by the day, are catching at straws like the proverbial drowning man.From the saying that the former governor, Peter Obi was demanding seven billion naira from the incumbent governor as the money spent while the Godfather (O
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
By Ade AdefekoGlobal agri-business Olam International Limited (Olam) today welcomed His Excellency President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, to inaugurate Olams poultry feed mill and day-old-chick (DOC) facilities in Kaduna State. The company also concurrently started production at an integrated poultry and fish feed mill at Ilorin in Kwara State. Together the two state-of-the-art animal feed mills, poultry breeding farms and hatchery have an investment of around $150 milli
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
The situation in Nigerias civil service leaves a lot to be desired. From the poor service delivery to the mediocrity that thrives in the service, which has often been described as the bastion of corruption in the country, many people have had cause to call for complete overhaul of the civil service to make it more business-like and productive, in line with 21st century realities. Some have also called for downsizing of the civil service which consumes a huge chunk of the countrys budget in overh
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